Women's Chess Facts: Did You Know ....

Here is the list of women who hold the Grandmaster title and how they achieved the title (earn via norms/rating, via special awards, or by being the European Women's Champion or Women's World Champions, etc.)

Nona Gaprindashvili was the first to be awarded the GM title. I was the first to earn the GM title with 3 norms and 2500+ rating.